"El Salvador's Anti-Gang Crackdown: Minors Detained and Tortured"

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Source: The Associated Press
"El Salvador's Anti-Gang Crackdown: Minors Detained and Tortured"
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El Salvador's government has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced 579 to prison as part of a 2 1/2 year anti-gang crackdown, according to a Human Rights Watch report. The report highlights inhumane conditions, lack of basic necessities, and coerced confessions. Despite accusations of mass human rights abuses, President Nayib Bukele remains popular due to a significant drop in homicide rates.

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